The newest high-end smartphones from Samsung and Google are showcasing advanced artificial intelligence capabilities. Both the Galaxy S24 series and Pixel 8 series are emphasizing AI as a major selling point and a tool to enhance productivity. But how do their AI features compare in practice? Let's dive in.
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What Sets Them Apart
The Galaxy S24 series stands out with its Live Translation feature, enabling real-time translation of phone conversations between different languages using voice and text. Additionally, there's an Interpreter mode that transcribes and translates face-to-face conversations. These features are particularly useful for frequent travelers or professionals interacting with clients from diverse linguistic backgrounds.
Samsung's AI extends to its keyboard with Chat Assist, analyzing your typing style to suggest rephrasings that match your desired tone, be it professional or casual for social media.
On the other hand, Google's Gboard focuses on generative AI with Smart Reply, offering quick responses to common questions in chat apps.
Samsung Note users benefit from Note Assist, which can summarize notes, translate text, format documents, and create digital cover pages for easier reference.
Even the Samsung Internet browser gets an AI boost, offering a Summarize feature to condense lengthy web pages. The Pixel 8 Pro also offers a similar summarization feature but within the Recorder app for recorded conversations.
In contrast, the Pixel 8's AI focuses on computational photography, leveraging generative AI to excel in this area. For example, the Pixel 8 Pro's Zoom Enhance digitally enhances zoom levels beyond the camera hardware's capabilities. It also features Audio Magic Eraser for video editing, which uses AI to remove unwanted background noises.
Another notable feature is Best Take, allowing you to swap faces in a series of photos to create a perfect shot.
A standout feature unique to the Pixel is Call Screen, where Google Assistant answers calls, screening out robocalls and scams. On the Pixel 8, the voice sounds natural and understands the context of the call.
**Conclusion**
While Google pioneered AI-powered phones, Samsung has surged ahead (at least for now) by integrating user-facing AI capabilities across various apps and services on a smartphone.
